TEHRAN (Iran News) – Senior security official Brigadier General Mohsen Fat’hizadeh said that Iran-Iraq borders are fully secure for the return of Arbaeen pilgrims. He made the remarks on Monday in a meeting with the Head of Arbaeen Headquarters Zolfaghari and Governor General of Ilam province Ghasem Dashtaki. This year, “we witnessed considerable growth in […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Energy Ministry has announced new regulations on guaranteed purchase of electricity from the country’s renewable power suppliers, IRIB reported on Sunday. Based on the new regulations, the ministry has increased the price for the guaranteed purchase of electricity from renewable power plants in order to promote construction of such plants […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei reaffirmed Iran’s commitment to standing against the US and Zionism, stressing that the Islamic Republic will never give in to pressures from the enemies. In an address to the graduation ceremony of IRGC cadets in Tehran on Sunday, Ayatollah Khamenei slammed the US […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A senior official with Iran’s agricultural ministry said Iran’s rural women cooperatives have played a key role in reviving the country’s textile industry, rural livelihoods, and overall well being. Hossein Shirzad, who is also the chief executive officer of the Central Organization for Rural Cooperatives of Iran (CORC), said Iran’s rural […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s business environment witnessed a slight improvement in the summer which is the second quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (June 22-September 22) compared with the previous quarter, a survey was undertaken by Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) show. As reported by the ICCIMA portal, the […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s seed production tops 6000 tons in the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), according to the country’s deputy agriculture minister. Hossein Shirzad, who is also the chief executive officer of the Central Organization of Rural Cooperatives of Iran (CORC), said the country’s agro-industries corporations have succeeded in producing more […]

Iran Exports Medicine TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran exports medicine to countries in Europe, Africa and Central Asia, the country’s health minister said. In an interview with ICANA, Saeed Namaki said Iranian pharmaceutical producers have raised standards in their plants to the extent that the Islamic Republic has become a supplier of medicine in the […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade said the country is going to be self-sufficient in heavy tire production. Speaking in Ardabil, Reza Rahmani said on Saturday that Iran will become fully self-sufficient in manufacturing heavy tires as soon as four major tire factories come into operation in different provinces. Iran […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Selection of Ardebil as a cultural capital for the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) will be a turning point to foster sustainable development in the province, governor general of Ardebil said on Wednesday. Akbar Behnamjoo said that the selection can guarantee enhanced development of tourism across Ardebil, Mehr reported. The city of […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The top commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ Navy says Iran plans to build speedboats that can sail at 100 knots (185 kilometers) per hour. “By tapping into the capabilities and technical expertise of our domestic elite, we will move toward production of speed vessels that can travel at the […]